Materia Craft

[Reinheart]

Copy/Paste from my translation thread.

Might not get any other info till they release more info but if you guys got any other questions, ideas, information you would like to see (or just discuss)

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I started a thread just to see if the Rep/Dev will respond, give us more info on materia craft.... and we got response

Original Thread Link: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/18526

こんばんは。
Hello,

ご期待に沿える面白い返事かどうかアヤシイところですがお答えします。
Not sure if these answers are interesting but here's the answer

どうやって自分の武器・防具がマテリア化するのか？　使いこなして一定を超えるとマテリア化可能になるのか？
How do you make your weapon/gear into materia? Do you have to equip/use over time to make it into materia? (asked this although we had answer before, just to confirm/try get more info.)

正解です。
改めて書くとこのようなステップになります。
That is correct,
It will be in the following steps

（1）武器／防具を装備していると愛着度が溜まります。
While equiping the weapon/gear it will increase your attachment (like feeling attached) towards weapon/gear
（2）愛着度が一定値を超えると、マテリア化をするかどうかを選択できるようになります。
Once your attachment goes over certain point, you can choose to materia or not.

ただし装備品のなかには、マテリア化ができないものもあります。
Some gear you would not be able to change them to materia

マテリアをつけはずしができるのか？
Can you put the materia on/off?

NPCに依頼することで、装備品からマテリアを外せます。
By requesting the NPC you can take off the materia from equipment.

この際、装備品は残りますが、外したマテリアは消えてしまいます。
By doing this the equipment will stay, but the materia you took off will be gone. (orz that kind of sucks... I guess had to make it so you make sure what you put it on.)

マテリアクラフトで強化した武器をまたマテリア化できるのか？1回限定？それとも何回かできる？
Can you materialize the equipment that has materia attached already? 1 time only? or can do multiple times?

何度でもマテリア化できます。
You can materialize as much

また「マテリアをつけた装備はトレード可能です」と言っていて、「マテリア（だけ）をトレード可能」とは言ってなかったと思います。
They said you can trade equipment with materia but didn't say you can trade just the materia.

マテリアをつけた装備品も、マテリアもトレード可能です。
You can trade both equipment with materia, or materia alone.

ただしEx属性の装備品の場合には、従来通りトレードすることができません。
But if the equipment is Ex status then just like regular you wont be able to trade.

ここから先の詳細については、少しお時間を頂いたのちにフォーラムやトピックスなどでご紹介していきたいと思います！
もうちょっとだけお待ちください。
Any further information please wait a bit more, we will put more info in the forum or topics regarding this!

[tachikoma]

This did reveal that they plan to let you put materia on gear that is EX. Which was a major question I still had. I wonder if they will let you put any kind of materia on any kind of equipment? or if there is specific types or classes of materia.

[Kensei]

Ok, so from what I understand the way it works is that you get a free upgrade to gear after you reach the point of attachment enough to add materia?

Is materia generic or are there different kinds of materia? Like a materia that gives STR +5 or an overall boost to every stat? Where would materia come from?

[Sigmakan]

So the only way to pimp out your Ex gear is to have that craft leveled?

[Wynn]

So the only way to pimp out your Ex gear is to have that craft leveled?

Obviously, someone has to have the craft leveled. Doesn't necessarily have to be you though.

[Reinheart]

I posted this on the original JP thread afterwards but I should of asked.

If you make Ex equipment into Materia would the Materia also have Ex status on it, and if so if you put this Materia (with Ex) onto another gear which doesn't have Ex stat, would it make the gear Ex status on it?

Also posted for the response where you lose the materia but keep the gear if you decide to take off the materia - it probably just means to keep on using the equipment till you can materialize that equipment to keep the stats from the original materia if you want to keep it. You made the decision to put the materia on the gear, (unless someone traded you the equip with materia on) so you have to work for it to materialize and put it on another equipment.

[Reinheart]

So the only way to pimp out your Ex gear is to have that craft leveled?

Obviously, someone has to have the craft leveled. Doesn't necessarily have to be you though.

If they make it like the repair screen only the player needs to put up in bazaar any crafter can do it for you; hope it's something like that.

[Sigmakan]

Obviously, someone has to have the craft leveled. Doesn't necessarily have to be you though.

Ex means you cant trade it though. How is someone else going to put that materia on there.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

Not sure how I feel about the materia system. I think it allows for (semi) customization of gear (I say semi, bc certain stats will be important for certain jobs so everyone will use those) which is good, but I think it is a less desirable solution then having lots of different gear (similar to the FFXI system). Plus, gear swapping is less functional/stressed in this game, so not sure how tailoring your gear will work out. Sounds like it will just raise the floor for everybody (i.e., it will just make players stronger overall but not really allow for distinct pieces since you will generally be wearing one piece most of the time). Although you could argue that one could create sets of gear with different material depending on the specific role they needed (either via job or class). So if I was say low manning an event on CON, I might not use magic accuracy set because I will want to be able to take more hits so I might use my HP build set so I survive longer. Will see how long it takes to make materia and how strong the materia is...

[Sigmakan]

If they make it like the repair screen only the player needs to put up in bazaar any crafter can do it for you; hope it's something like that.

I like that idea. I'm sure they've thought this through (I think I'm sure . . .)